About Ligat ha'Al
The Israeli Premier League is a professional association football league in Israel and the highest level of the Israeli football league system. The league is contested by 14 clubs, and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with its second division Liga Leumit. Seasons run from August to May, with teams playing between 33 and 36 matches each, totalling 240 matches in every season.
| # | Player | Pos | Nat | Club | Mat | Min | G | A | G+A | Pen | YC | RC | G/90 | A/90 | Min/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Yaniv Katan |
Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Israel | Maccabi Haifa | 27 | 304 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.07 | 0.89 | 43 |
| 2 |  Roberto Colautti |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Israel Argentina | Maccabi Haifa | 32 | 406 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1.33 | 0.44 | 68 |
| 3 |  Miljan Mrdakovic |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Serbia | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 29 | 357 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.51 | 1.01 | 60 |
| 4 |  Papy Kimoto |
Attack - Right Winger | DR Congo Belgium | Maccabi Herzliya | 30 | 796 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.68 | 0.00 | 133 |
| 5 |  Ofir Haim |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Israel | Maccabi Netanya | 26 | 378 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.19 | 0.24 | 76 |
| 6 |  Derek Boateng |
Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Ghana | Beitar Jerusalem | 30 | 652 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0.55 | 0.00 | 163 |
| 7 |  Avi Tikva |
Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Israel | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan | 29 | 530 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.68 | 0.00 | 133 |
| 8 |  Alain Masudi |
Midfield - Attacking Midfield | DR Congo France | Maccabi Haifa | 26 | 366 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.98 | 0.49 | 92 |
| 9 |  Joeano |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Brazil Portugal | Beitar Jerusalem | 15 | 228 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.18 | 0.39 | 76 |
| 10 |  Schwenck |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Brazil | Beitar Jerusalem | 14 | 390 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.46 | 0.00 | 195 |
| 11 |  Javier Páez |
Defender - Centre-Back | Argentina | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 23 | 992 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0.18 | 0.00 | 496 |
| 12 |  Hrvoje Kovacevic |
Midfield - Central Midfield | Croatia | Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv | 28 | 1,094 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.16 | 0.08 | 547 |
| 13 |  Lior Refaelov |
Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Israel Belgium | Maccabi Haifa | 25 | 728 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 364 |
| 14 |  Tuto |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Brazil | Beitar Jerusalem | 8 | 198 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.45 | 0.00 | 198 |
| 15 |  Jean-Jacques Gosso |
Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Cote d'Ivoire | FC Ashdod | 17 | 1,530 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 1,530 |
| 16 |  Dan Mori |
Defender - Centre-Back | Israel | Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — |
| 17 |  Eran Zahavi |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Israel France | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — |
| 18 |  Gora Tall |
Defender - Centre-Back | Senegal | FC Ashdod | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — |
| 19 |  Scott Higgins |
Goalkeeper | Australia | Maccabi Herzliya | 13 | 1,170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — |
| 20 |  Rafael Olarra |
Defender - Centre-Back | Chile Spain | Maccabi Haifa | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — |
| 21 |  Wellington |
Midfield - Central Midfield | Brazil | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — |
| 22 |  Dekel Keinan |
Defender - Centre-Back | Israel | Maccabi Haifa | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — |
| 23 |  Milan Martinovic |
Defender - Centre-Back | Serbia | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — |
| 24 |  Fabrice Fernandes |
Attack - Left Winger | France | Beitar Jerusalem | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — |
| 25 |  Márcio Giovanini |
Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil Italy | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — |
| # | Player | Pos | Club | Mat | Min | A | G | G+A | A/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miljan Mrdakovic |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 29 | 357 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1.01 |
| 2 | Yaniv Katan |
Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Maccabi Haifa | 27 | 304 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0.89 |
| 3 | Roberto Colautti |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Maccabi Haifa | 32 | 406 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.44 |
| 4 | Alain Masudi |
Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Maccabi Haifa | 26 | 366 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.49 |
| 5 | Lior Refaelov |
Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Maccabi Haifa | 25 | 728 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.25 |
| 6 | Fabrice Fernandes |
Attack - Left Winger | Beitar Jerusalem | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
| 7 | Ofir Haim |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Maccabi Netanya | 26 | 378 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.24 |
| 8 | Joeano |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Beitar Jerusalem | 15 | 228 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.39 |
| 9 | Hrvoje Kovacevic |
Midfield - Central Midfield | Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv | 28 | 1,094 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.08 |
| 10 | Jean-Jacques Gosso |
Midfield - Defensive Midfield | FC Ashdod | 17 | 1,530 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.06 |
| 11 | Papy Kimoto |
Attack - Right Winger | Maccabi Herzliya | 30 | 796 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.00 |
| 12 | Derek Boateng |
Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Beitar Jerusalem | 30 | 652 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.00 |
| 13 | Avi Tikva |
Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan | 29 | 530 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.00 |
| 14 | Schwenck |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Beitar Jerusalem | 14 | 390 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.00 |
| 15 | Javier Páez |
Defender - Centre-Back | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 23 | 992 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.00 |
| 16 | Tuto |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Beitar Jerusalem | 8 | 198 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 17 | Rafael Olarra |
Defender - Centre-Back | Maccabi Haifa | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 18 | Scott Higgins |
Goalkeeper | Maccabi Herzliya | 13 | 1,170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 19 | Wellington |
Midfield - Central Midfield | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 20 | Márcio Giovanini |
Defender - Centre-Back | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 21 | Gora Tall |
Defender - Centre-Back | FC Ashdod | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 22 | Dekel Keinan |
Defender - Centre-Back | Maccabi Haifa | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 23 | Eran Zahavi |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 24 | Dan Mori |
Defender - Centre-Back | Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 25 | Milan Martinovic |
Defender - Centre-Back | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| # | Goalkeeper | Club | Matches | Minutes | Clean sheets | Goals conceded | GC / match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Higgins |
Maccabi Herzliya | 13 | 1,170 | 3 | 22 | 1.69 |
| # | Player | Pos | Club | Matches | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javier Páez |
Defender - Centre-Back | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 23 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | Derek Boateng |
Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Beitar Jerusalem | 30 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 | Milan Martinovic |
Defender - Centre-Back | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 29 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | Dekel Keinan |
Defender - Centre-Back | Maccabi Haifa | 28 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 5 | Gora Tall |
Defender - Centre-Back | FC Ashdod | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | Roberto Colautti |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Maccabi Haifa | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Alain Masudi |
Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Maccabi Haifa | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Rafael Olarra |
Defender - Centre-Back | Maccabi Haifa | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Hrvoje Kovacevic |
Midfield - Central Midfield | Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Avi Tikva |
Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Hakoah Amidar Ramat Gan | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Márcio Giovanini |
Defender - Centre-Back | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Jean-Jacques Gosso |
Midfield - Defensive Midfield | FC Ashdod | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Lior Refaelov |
Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Maccabi Haifa | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Ofir Haim |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Maccabi Netanya | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Joeano |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Beitar Jerusalem | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Yaniv Katan |
Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Maccabi Haifa | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Papy Kimoto |
Attack - Right Winger | Maccabi Herzliya | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Miljan Mrdakovic |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Fabrice Fernandes |
Attack - Left Winger | Beitar Jerusalem | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| # | Club | Country | Players | Total goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Maccabi Haifa |
— | 6 | 19 |
| 2 | Beitar Jerusalem |
— | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | Maccabi Herzliya |
— | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
— | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Maccabi Netanya |
— | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
— | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv |
— | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | FC Ashdod |
— | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Maccabi Petah Tikva |
— | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Maccabi Herzliya |
— | 1 | 0 |
No history data.
Top scorer of each season in this competition (across 34 tracked seasons). Ties resolved by player_id order.
| Season | Player | Pos | Nat | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 |  Yossi Benayoun |
Attack - Right Winger |  Israel |
Maccabi Haifa | 19 | 39 |
| 98/99 | Yossi Benayoun |
Attack - Right Winger | Israel |
Maccabi Haifa | 16 | 29 |
| 97/98 | Yossi Benayoun |
Attack - Right Winger | Israel |
Hapoel Beer Sheva | 15 | 28 |
| 96/97 | Avi Tikva |
Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Israel |
Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv | 4 | 29 |
| 95/96 |  Eyal Berkovic |
Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Israel |
Maccabi Haifa | 3 | 29 |
| 94/95 | Eyal Berkovic |
Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Israel |
Maccabi Haifa | 5 | 29 |
| 93/94 | Eyal Berkovic |
Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Israel |
Maccabi Haifa | 10 | 38 |
| 92/93 | Eyal Berkovic |
Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Israel |
Maccabi Haifa | 7 | 32 |
| 91/92 | Eyal Berkovic |
Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Israel |
Maccabi Haifa | 4 | 28 |
| 90/91 | Eyal Berkovic |
Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Israel |
Maccabi Haifa | 6 | 31 |
| 89/90 | Eyal Berkovic |
Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Israel |
Maccabi Haifa | 0 | 2 |
| 25/26 |  Andrian Kraev |
Midfield - Central Midfield |  Bulgaria |
Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1 | 2 |
| 24/25 |  Dor Turgeman |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Israel |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 13 | 22 |
| 23/24 |  Frantzdy Pierrot |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Haiti United States | Maccabi Haifa | 14 | 21 |
| 22/23 | Eran Zahavi |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Israel France | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 15 | 25 |
| 21/22 |  Stipe Perica |
Attack - Centre-Forward |  Croatia |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 11 | 24 |
| 20/21 |  Nikita Rukavytsya |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Australia Israel | Maccabi Haifa | 17 | 20 |
| 19/20 | Nikita Rukavytsya |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Australia Israel | Maccabi Haifa | 18 | 26 |
| 18/19 |  Ben Sahar |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Israel Poland | Hapoel Beer Sheva | 10 | 23 |
| 17/18 |  Vidar Örn Kjartansson |
Attack - Centre-Forward |  Iceland |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 11 | 23 |
| 16/17 | Vidar Örn Kjartansson |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Iceland |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 15 | 23 |
| 15/16 | Eran Zahavi |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Israel France | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 27 | 26 |
| 14/15 | Eran Zahavi |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Israel France | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 22 | 25 |
| 13/14 | Eran Zahavi |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Israel France | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 18 | 25 |
| 12/13 |  Munas Dabbur |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Israel |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 9 | 24 |
| 11/12 |  Stefan Scepovic |
Attack - Centre-Forward |  Serbia |
Hapoel Acre | 11 | 25 |
| 10/11 |  Moshe Ohayon |
Midfield - Central Midfield | Israel France | FC Ashdod | 14 | 30 |
| 09/10 | Eran Zahavi |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Israel France | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 9 | 28 |
| 08/09 | Lior Refaelov |
Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Israel Belgium | Maccabi Haifa | 9 | 33 |
| 07/08 |  Rômulo Antoneli |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Brazil Italy | Beitar Jerusalem | 12 | 29 |
| 06/07 | Yaniv Katan |
Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Israel |
Maccabi Haifa | 7 | 27 |
| 05/06 | Roberto Colautti |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Israel Argentina | Maccabi Haifa | 13 | 28 |
| 04/05 | Roberto Colautti |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Israel Argentina | Maccabi Haifa | 19 | 30 |
| 03/04 | Ofir Haim |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Israel |
Hapoel Beer Sheva | 16 | 33 |
Players with the most goals across all seasons of this competition in our dataset.
| # | Player | Position | Nationality | Total goals | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eran Zahavi |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Israel France | 125 | 10 |
| 2 | Yossi Benayoun |
Attack - Right Winger | Israel |
89 | 10 |
| 3 | Yaniv Katan |
Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Israel |
75 | 15 |
| 4 | Nikita Rukavytsya |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Australia Israel | 73 | 8 |
| 5 | Ben Sahar |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Israel Poland | 62 | 8 |
| 6 | Roberto Colautti |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Israel Argentina | 52 | 6 |
| 7 | Ofir Haim |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Israel |
51 | 10 |
| 8 | Lior Refaelov |
Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Israel Belgium | 45 | 8 |
| 9 |  Pini Balili |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Israel Türkiye | 40 | 7 |
| 10 | Eyal Berkovic |
Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Israel |
38 | 8 |
| 11 | Moshe Ohayon |
Midfield - Central Midfield | Israel France | 38 | 11 |
| 12 |  Omri Altman |
Attack - Second Striker | Israel Hungary | 31 | 7 |
| 13 |  Tjaronn Chery |
Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Suriname Netherlands | 31 | 5 |
| 14 |  Gabi Kanichowsky |
Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Israel England | 31 | 8 |
| 15 |  Yakubu Aiyegbeni |
Attack - Centre-Forward |  Nigeria |
30 | 4 |
| 16 |  Yonatan Cohen |
Attack - Left Winger | Israel Poland | 30 | 6 |
| 17 | Alain Masudi |
Midfield - Attacking Midfield | DR Congo France | 28 | 5 |
| 18 | Vidar Örn Kjartansson |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Iceland |
26 | 2 |
| 19 | Frantzdy Pierrot |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Haiti United States | 21 | 3 |
| 20 | Dekel Keinan |
Defender - Centre-Back | Israel |
20 | 7 |
Highest single-season goal hauls in this competition.
| # | Player | Team | Season | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eran Zahavi |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 15/16 | 27 |
| 2 | Eran Zahavi |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 14/15 | 22 |